“The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.”
Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.
Jon Avnet
Jon Avnet
Jordan Kerner
Fannie Flagg
Carol Sobieski
Geoffrey Simpson
Thomas Newman
Kathy Bates
Evelyn Couch
Jessica Tandy
Ninny Threadgoode
Mary-Louise Parker
Ruth Jamison
Mary Stuart Masterson
Idgie Threadgoode
Cicely Tyson
Sipsey
Stan Shaw
Big George
Chris O'Donnell
Buddy Threadgoode
Gailard Sartain
Ed Couch
Timothy Scott
Smokey Lonesome
Gary Basaraba
Grady Kilgore
Lois Smith
Mama Threadgoode
Jo Harvey Allen
Woman's Awareness Teacher
... and 30 more
Filipe Manuel Neto
**An unfairly forgotten film, quite emotional, that women will find very good and men may or may not like, depending on their tolerance for films with a greater sentimental charge.** Director Jon Avnet brings us a good film that reminds us of the value of good friendships and self-love. Intellige...
CinemaSerf
"Evelyn" (Kathy Bates) and her husband "Ed" (Gailard Sartain) are going through the motions in their marriage. They've long stopped making any effort for each other and she is a bit fed up. It's when she is visiting a friend at an old folk's home that she encounters the frail but spritely "Ninny" (J...
Fried Green Tomatoes | Idgie Saves Ruth From Her Abusive Husband | 30th Anniversary Extended Preview
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Universal Pictures
Act III Productions
Avnet/Kerner Productions